Fish-grapple



H. L. BRADY.

FISH GRAPPLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 6. I919.

Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

l/VMFA/TOR HORACE- L- BRADY 6 being formed on a UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE L. BRADY, DE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

FISH-GRAPPLE.

Application filed. November 6, 1919. Serial No. 336,082.

To all 10 7mm it may concern:

Be it known that T, Honaon L. BRADY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fish-Grapples, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a fish grapple.

It is the object of this invention to provide a device for use in catching fish by hook and line, and to provide means whereby a may be automatically operated to spear a fish nibbling the bait.

Another object is to provide a fish hook with a pivoted gait so arranged that a slight pull. on the hook will cause the gall to be suddenly advanced toward the hook.

Other objects will appearhereinafter.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which The figure is a perspective view illustratin the invention.

More specifically, 7 indicates a bait hook which is here shown as inserted in a collar 6 and engaged by a set screw 8; the collar shank 19 which t'orms one member of a toggle and to the upper end of which shank is connected by a pivot a a cross bar 20 having a weight 2]. on its outer end and which constitutes another member of a toggle. A shank 22 is pivoted at 23 on the shank l9 and forms another link of the toggle which pivotally connects with a supporting bar 24. connected to the cross bar 20 by a pivot pin 5 and forming the other link of the toggle. The upper end of the supporting bar 2% projects above the bar 20 and is designed to be connected to the line 11. The connection between the bar 2% and the line 11 is here shown as embodying a link 25. A gaflf' hook having ashank 15 is engagedin a collar on the bar 22 by a'set screw 16 and has its end portion turned at an angle to the shank and is formed with a downwardly extending barb 17.

The bar 24 constitutes a pivotal support for the weighted bar 20 which normally extends substantially in a horizontal position transversely of the bar 24;, and whichin turn forms a support for the shank 19 which normally depends vertically. The bar 22 is carried both by the shank l9 and bar 24: and 1s normally disposed substantially in a horizontal position; the bar 22 and the bar 21 being connected together by a pivot 0.

In the operation of the invention on a pull being exerted on the bait hook the shank l9 will move downward and rock the bar 20 in opposition to the weight 21. c The downward movement 01": the shank 19 swings the bar 2 downwardly on its pivotal connection with the bar 24, advances the barb ot the gait hook toward the bait hook in such manner as to spear a fish pulling on the bait hook. On release of the pull on the bait hook the weight 21 will operate to restore the parts to their normal position on suspending the device by the cord 11. V

I claim:

A fish grapple comprising a supporting bar attachable at its upper end to a line and normally depending vertically, a rockable bar pivoted adjacent the upper end or" said bar and having a weight on the outer end thereof, a depending shank pivoted on the outer end of the rockable bar and depending therefrom, a bait hook carried on the lower end of said shank, a bar pivoted intermediate its ends on said shank and pivoted at its lower end on the lower end of the supporting bar, and a gaii hook carried by said last named bar having a downwardly e1- tending barb, said bars and shank forming collectively a toggle link and the weight operating to normally maintain the toggle link open and the gaff hook elevated.

HORACE L. BRADY. 

